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Robert Reich The 'heart of our economic dilemma': getting American consumers to spend again
The middle class isn't spending because the values of their homes have plummeted, they've lost much of their savings, and their wages are dropping. Reich argues that Obama has a way to correct this, or at least not make it worse.
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Robert Reich Economy's real problem? The spenders can't spend.
The recovery has been slow, but not because of Europe's debt crisis, Wall Street, or high taxes. American consumers, whose spending is 70 percent of economic activity, don’t have the money to buy enough to boost the economy.
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The Reformed Broker Stock market crash: Think 1938, not 2008
Stock market debacle doesn't necessarily signal a spectacular crash. The stock market may be reacting to prospects of a garden-variety recession.
08/05/2011 12:17 am -
Opinion Disappointed Obama isn't FDR? Let's remember the real deal about the New Deal.
High on hope, supporters heralded Obama as the new FDR. Two years later, many feel disillusioned. But FDR's actual record puts today's gripes about Obama into perspective.
10/15/2010 12:15 pm -
Robert Reich How to solve the jobs emergency
With the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression worsening, Congress and the Obama administration need to take bolder action to create jobs for American workers.
08/09/2010 05:44 pm -
Opinion Five smart ways to rebuild Haiti
Haiti doesn’t need a Marshall Plan imposed by global elites. It needs improved conditions that empower all its people.
02/18/2010 03:23 pm -
Monitor Breakfast Economist Mark Zandi: chance of second recession 1 in 4
Mark Zandi, chief economist and cofounder of Economy.com, says the chances of a second recession are low. But should one occur, it would be even more difficult for the US to rebound again.
12/29/2009 12:27 pm -
Opinion Thinking about a new job? Have you considered making cheese?
In an age of e-mails and blogs, people are hungry to produce something real.
12/04/2009 12:00 am -
Snapshot of US political parties since 1900
How the balance of power has shifted between the Republicans and Democrats.
08/18/2009 01:00 am -
The Food of a Younger Land
How America used to eat.
06/22/2009 01:00 am -
Great Depression icon meets the great recession
A modern visit to the nonfictional Sallisaw, Okla. – home of the fictional ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Joads
03/24/2009 01:00 am -
A safety net for government jobs?
Obama's stimulus plan may strive to prevent layoffs of public-sector workers in states, cities.
01/06/2009 12:00 am -
Was the New Deal too small?
A lesson from Great Depression, historians say, is that Roosevelt didn't spend enough to jolt economy into recovery.
12/09/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion The duty of American Muslims this election
Forget self-pity. Make your voice a constructive one.
10/31/2008 01:00 am -
"America Eats: On the Road with the WPA"
A writer takes her own journey to update the WPA's guide to America's eating habits.
07/16/2008 01:00 am
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